2016 Sun Belt Conference Leaders Passing Defense - When Losing By 1-7 Pts through 01/09/2017
| Name | G | Att | Comp | Pct. | Yards | TD | Int | Rating | Long | 1st | 15+ | 25+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Idaho | 4 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 214 | 2 | 0 | 157.15 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Appalachian State | 4 | 23 | 12 | 52.2 | 104 | 2 | 1 | 110.15 | 33 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | Georgia State | 9 | 104 | 58 | 55.8 | 703 | 4 | 3 | 119.47 | 35 | 38 | 18 | 4 |
| 4 | New Mexico State | 9 | 62 | 40 | 64.5 | 521 | 4 | 3 | 146.72 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 2 |
| 5 | Louisiana-Monroe | 10 | 48 | 25 | 52.1 | 291 | 4 | 1 | 126.34 | 60 | 17 | 3 | 2 |
| 6 | Arkansas State | 7 | 40 | 26 | 65.0 | 373 | 3 | 1 | 163.08 | 63 | 17 | 7 | 4 |
| 7 | Troy | 7 | 39 | 16 | 41.0 | 243 | 4 | 1 | 122.08 | 65 | 8 | 7 | 2 |
| 7 | Georgia Southern | 8 | 75 | 42 | 56.0 | 631 | 3 | 2 | 134.54 | 65 | 28 | 16 | 6 |
| 9 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 11 | 67 | 46 | 68.7 | 503 | 2 | 1 | 138.58 | 66 | 25 | 9 | 5 |
| 10 | South Alabama | 9 | 64 | 36 | 56.3 | 458 | 3 | 2 | 125.58 | 71 | 19 | 9 | 5 |
| 11 | Texas State | 12 | 66 | 45 | 68.2 | 607 | 5 | 0 | 170.43 | 73 | 24 | 12 | 6 |
| 1st: First Downs; 15+: Pass completions of 15 or more yards; 25+: Pass completions of 25 or more yards | |||||||||||||